Feeding Wisconsin

From meal programs to local food pantries, volunteers make it all possible. 👥

Join us in supporting our neighbors and make a real impact right where it matters most. In honor of the weekend ahead, volunteer at a one of our agency partners, like a food pantry or meal program near you.

The Food Is Medicine Coalition has officially launched a website: https://www.chawisconsin.org/initiatives/food-security/food-is-medicine/

Here’s what you can do right now:
→ Sign up for monthly coalition meetings
→ Subscribe to the new newsletter, Food Connects Us

Food Connects Us launches in early June and will be sent quarterly, featuring news, events, stories, and resources. Anyone can subscribe.

🔔 Reminder: Meeting sign-ups have changed!
Please re-register using the new “Join the Coalition” link and add the calendar invite after signing up. Your current April meeting will be replaced once you register.

At Beaver Dam Loaves and Fishes, compassion turns into action. 💛

Co-founder John Smedema, alongside his wife Linda, has become a powerful voice for neighbors facing hunger in Beaver Dam, and across Wisconsin. From sharing the stories of their guests to engaging local institutions and government officials, Loaves and Fishes works to ensure no need goes unmet.
Because advocacy isn’t just about awareness, it’s about impact.

Advocates from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C. this week for the Feeding America Fly-In, meeting with members of Congress. The timing was critical. ⏳

As lawmakers shaped federal nutrition policy, advocates from The Bridge to Hope and the Shawano Area Food Pantry and Resource Center, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin food bank and Feeding Wisconsin shared stories from their communities and highlighted the importance of programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in helping families access food and supporting food banks across the country.

These conversations helped ensure that the voices of communities experiencing hunger were part of the discussion as decisions about the next Farm Bill moved forward.